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Welcome to today’s Knowing Self-Aware Leadership minimalistical!
The first nine Knowing Self-Aware Leadership blog articles of 2025 are exclusive extracts from my book, The Self-Awareness Superhighway, focused on the nine directions of the self-aware leadership compass. Here’s the minimalistical all about trust. You can read the full article here.
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Nia
Self-Aware Leadership compass Dr Nia D Thomas TRUST
Trust
“Leadership is the relentless pursuit of truth and ceaseless creation of trust.” Jack Welch
The core concepts from the article are:
- Trust is Earned, Not Declared: You can’t just say, “Hey, trust me!” Trust is built through your actions, not your words. It’s how people see you, not how you see yourself. A trustworthy reputation isn’t your decision.
- Be Consistent and Stay True to Your Values: If you want people to trust you, you have to be consistent. Acting one way in public and another behind closed doors will make people doubt you. People can smell inauthenticity a mile off.
- Keep Your Balance: Nobody trusts a
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